On the reproduction number in epidemics

This note provides an elementary derivation of the basic reproduction number and the effective reproduction number from the discrete Kermack–McKendrick epidemic model. The derived formulae match those derived from the continuous version of the model; however, the derivation from discrete model is a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Milan Batista
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0cf2fafb5a124d6f96d9b8ac48e85e29
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!